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Saturday, November 23, 2013

161 firms compete for Jakarta tourism award

As many as 161 business entities will compete to win the 2014 Jakarta tourism awards, the Adikarya Wisata award, under nine categories.

The categories are accommodation, restaurant, entertainment and recreation, travel agencies, man-made attractions, tourism education, mass media as well as meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE). Jakarta Tourism Agency head Arie Budiman said at a press conference on Friday that the 161 nominees had been selected from 600 entities through administrative screening.

“The nominees will later be assessed by 23 judges from various fields in order to decide the winner of each category,” he said, adding that the announcement would be made in November next year.

The judges comprise public officials, professionals, business practitioners and tourism experts.

University of Indonesia’s Management Agency managing director Toto Pranoto said the committee members would consider several aspects to determine the winners.

“Generally, we have several main criteria — compliance to law and regulations, the implementation of an online system for their accounting and their contribution to culture and city income,” he said.